--- title: You, too, can build this open-source smart home keyboard... description: A DIY Zigbee touch keypad project designed for Home Assistant integration offers a cloud-free, wireless alternative to commercial smart home keypads. About the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-too-can-build-this-open-source-smart-home-keyboard-that-works-with-home-assistant-jalm7jvwz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You, too, can build this open-source smart home keyboard that works with Home Assistant | daily.dev og:description: A DIY Zigbee touch keypad project designed for Home Assistant integration offers a cloud-free, wireless alternative to commercial smart home keypads. About the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/you-too-can-build-this-open-source-smart-home-keyboard-that-works-with-home-assistant-jalm7jvwz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jALM7JVWZ.png og:image:alt: You, too, can build this open-source smart home keyboard that works with Home Assistant og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # You, too, can build this open-source smart home keyboard that works with Home Assistant **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A DIY Zigbee touch keypad project designed for Home Assistant integration offers a cloud-free, wireless alternative to commercial smart home keypads. About the size of a Pez dispenser, it runs six months on a single charge, mounts screwlessly on any wall, and looks sleek. All design files, bill of materials, and build instructions are available on GitHub, making it fully reproducible for DIY enthusiasts. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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